In an extremely tense contest that saw four red cards handed out, the Fordham women’s soccer team still found its way to a 3-1 victory over the Delaware State Hornets at Alumni Stadium in Dover, Delaware. 

 

With the win, Fordham evens its record at 2-2-1 on the year, while Delaware State falls to 0-5-1.

 

The Rams got on the board first in the 10^th minute, when Kristina Maksuti put in a chip pass from the left side to an oncoming Annie Worden.  Worden took a 25-yard shot, blasting it into the heart of the goal for her first goal of the season.

 

The score remained at 1-0 at the half, as the Rams dominated play with an 8-1 shot advantage.

 

Fordham made it a 2-0 game just 2:12 into the second half, as Jessica Widmann picked up the ball from her defensive midfield position and ran toward the midfield stripe.  She then split two defenders hitting Maksuti at the top of the 18-yard box.  Maksuti took a dribble and fired home her team-leading fourth goal of the season to the bottom right corner.

 

Delaware State closed the gap to 2-1 in the 58^th minute, when Randall Marshall scored her first goal of the season from five yards out.

 

Following the Hornets’ goal, tensions then got heated after a Delaware State foul.  The meeting of minds eventually turned into four red cards being handed out by the referee, two to each team, as Fordham’s Cara Rooney and Maksuti were red carded along with Jeanette Salgado and Lauren Price for the Hornets.

 

With each team down two players, play opened up once again for Fordham, as the Rams regained their two-goal lead in the 70^th minute.  Mariella Romano found Kaitlin Abrams on the back post, off a corner kick, which Abrams headed home for her second goal of the season.

 

Fordham finished the game with a 16-8 shot advantage as well as a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.

 

In net, Fordham’s Rachel Suther made three saves in the victory, while Katelyn Koslosky was very busy at the Delaware State end, making nine saves.

 

The Fordham women’s soccer team will next be in action on Friday, September 9^th, when the Rams meet crosstown rival Manhattan College at Gaelic Park, beginning at 7:00 PM.